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A mass of , initially at a height of above an uncompressed spring with spring constant is released from rest to fall on the spring. Taking the acceleration due to gravity as and neglecting the air resistance, the compression of the spring in is
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Given,
Mass, ,
Spring constant,
Acceleration due to gravity, .
Applying Law of conservation of mechanical energy,
Using Quadratic formula,
cannot be negative, thus
.
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